Head to headJohn Wayne against Kirk Douglas Both careers by IMDb ratingJohn WayneKirk Douglas
Tale of the tape as an actor
John Wayne vs Kirk Douglas
Kirk Douglas averages 6.71 across 58 rated films as an actor, ahead of John Wayne at 6.47.
- 132 (98 rated)
- Films acted
- 71 (58 rated)
- 6.47
- Average
- 6.71▶
- 6.56
- Weighted
- 6.77▶
- The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance 8.1
- Best film
- Paths of Glory 8.4▶
- 7.36, 1961 to 1962
- Peak five
- 7.50, 1957 to 1960▶
- 4 films
- Longest 7+ run
- 4 films
- ◀6.62 (+0.15)
- Current form
- 5.82 (−0.89)
- ◀1.21M
- IMDb votes
Rows won
2 to 5
Kirk Douglas ahead
Films together
3
averaging 6.80
Dot size shows IMDb votes. Films with fewer than 1,000 votes sit on the baseline.
 In Harm's Way | 1965 | 7.3 | as Eddington | as Rock |
| Cast a Giant Shadow | 1966 | 6.3 | as Col. David 'Mickey' Marcus | as Gen. Mike Randolph |
 The War Wagon | 1967 | 6.8 | as Lomax | as Taw Jackson |